Quantitative Analyst

General Description 13;

Popular is seeking a quantitative analyst who will execute technical and data validation related activities for model validation and other related projects in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) / Anti:Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Fraud, and regulatory compliance domain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 13;
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Assists with designing appropriate tests to determine whether models work as designed and monitors existing models for adequate performance.
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Prepare the validation report; this document details the validation work and provides recommendations to assess issues encountered during the model validation activities.
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Communicate with business partner and stakeholders to understand the business needs, data limitations, etc.
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Determine the most appropriate testing for a given modeling approach.
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Ensure that the validation projects are completed on time.
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Ensure that validated models comply with regulatory and privacy requirements.
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Keep up:to:date with regulatory and legal requirements.
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Train and coach model developers on data governance and model validation activities.
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Present findings and recommendations to different stakeholders like model developers, business partners, Internal Audit, etc.

Education 13;
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Bachelors / Masters with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or similar fields.

Experience 13;
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Experience with BSA/AML, Sanctions, detection of suspicious activity and financial investigations, and/or regulatory compliance. Also experience in
data analysis, data integration and data validation activities with the bank activities.
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Experience using a programming language to manipulate data, visualize and draw insights from large data sets.
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Experience with SQL, Microsoft Excel, R, and/or reporting and analytics tools preferred.

Competencies 13;

Accountability
Analytical Discipline
Business Excellence
Change Agent
Character
Collaboration and Teamwork
Customer Centric
Self Development

Other Qualifications 13;
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Certified Anti:Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or relative certification preferred.
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Ability to communicate and work with information technology (IT) personnel.
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Ability to gather and manipulate data from disparate sources and forms.
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Knowledge of Machine Learning / statistical frameworks, is a plus.
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